Fig. 8

The co-administration of aEPO with Er-NPCs abrogated their positive effect on pro-inflammatory cytokines. At 2 weeks after transplantation, mRNA levels of IL-6 and TNF were quantified in the striatum (a) and substantia nigra (b). 18S was used as a housekeeping gene. The evaluation was performed in triplicate on six different brain samples. The data reported in the histogram are expressed as mean ± SD. ***p < 0.001 vs CTRL; ###p < 0.001 vs MPTP; $$$p < 0.001 vs SHAM; °°°p < 0.001 vs MPTP + Er-NPCs